Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 15 : Section 1360


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1360. Appropriations and payments

    (a) Authorization of appropriations
      There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this
    chapter, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966;
    $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967; $30,000,000
    for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968; $6,600,000 for the fiscal
    year ending June 30, 1969; $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
    June 30, 1970; $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,
    1971.
    (b) Authorization of annual payments; maximum amounts
      From these amounts, the Secretary is authorized to make an annual
    payment to each designated agency, participating institution, or
    person authorized to receive payments in support of each approved
    technical services program. Maximum amounts which may be paid to
    the States under this subsection shall be fixed in accordance with
    regulations which the Secretary shall promulgate and publish in the
    Federal Register from time to time, considering (1) population
    according to the last decennial census; (2) business, commercial,
    industrial and economic development and productive efficiency; and
    (3) technical resources.
    (c) Payments for programs of special merit or additional programs
      The Secretary may reserve an amount equal to not more than 20 per
    centum of the total amount appropriated for each year under this
    section and is authorized to make payments from such amount to any
    designated agency or participating institution for technical
    services programs which he determines have special merit or to any
    qualified institution for additional programs which he determines
    are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, under
    criteria and regulations that he shall promulgate and publish in
    the Federal Register.
    (d) Expenses of administration
      An amount equal to not more than 5 per centum of the total amount
    appropriated each year under this section shall be available to the
    Secretary for the direct expenses of administering this chapter.
    (e) Limitations on payments
      (1) No amount paid for any technical services program under
    subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall exceed the amount of
    non-Federal funds expended to carry out such program: Provided,
    That the Secretary may pay an amount not to exceed $25,000 a year
    for each of the first three fiscal years to each designated agency,
    other than a designated agency under section 1357 of this title, to
    assist in the preparation of the five-year plan and the initial
    annual technical services programs, without regard to any of the
    preceding requirements of this section.
      (2) No funds appropriated pursuant to the provisions of this
    section shall be paid to any designated agency, participating
    institution, or person on account of any such agency or
    institution, to carry out any technical services activity or
    program in any State if such activity or program duplicates any
    activity or program readily available in such State from Federal or
    State agencies, including publicly supported institutions of higher
    learning in such State.



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